Triking the Length: A Short History of Railway Track Vehicles in New South Wales 1855-1984 (AANS-051)
Product No.: AANS-051
Title: Triking the Length: A Short History of Railway Track Vehicles in New South Wales 1855-1984
Author(s): Longworth, Jim
Illustrator(s): N/A
Publisher: A.R.H.S (NSW Division)
ISBN: 9780980510690
Condition: New
Binding: Soft
Dust Jacket: No
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Year: 2010
Features: 240 Pages with Black/White Photos & Line Drawings.
An excellent introduction to NSWR trikes, with text covering their development, types and operations over the years. The most interesting and major part of this A4 size 240 page card-covered book is the huge variety of sharp and clear black & white photos presented, backed up by numerous official diagrams, spare parts details, etc.
Also provided is a glimpse of the preservation era, including of the 'Sheffield Conquest' when a hand-powered trike made the journey from Perth to Sydney as part of the bicentennial celebrations of 1988.